Bruce Hausknecht, judicial analyst for CitizenLink, explains why the legal case for gay marriage is, contrary to what we often hear, on very shaky ground, and why Olson and Boies know it: Last week, the proponents of Prop 8 asked for an “en banc” re-hearing of the decision rendered by a three-judge 9th Circuit panel […]
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Judicial Analyst Suggests Why Olson and Boies Are Scared of a Ninth Circuit Rehearing ... and SCOTUS
March 5, 2012 – 2:15 pm
Bishops of England & Wales Plan to Rally 1 Million+ Catholics for Marriage
March 5, 2012 – 1:00 pm
The UK Telegraph on a massive showing of support for marriage in the UK: The Roman Catholic Church is planning to enlist the support of more than a million regular worshippers in opposition to Government plans for same-sex marriage. Senior bishops are preparing to draw up a letter to be read at Masses across England […]
Senior British Catholic on Move to Redefine Marriage: "We Cannot Afford to Indulge this Madness"
March 5, 2012 – 12:45 pm
Cardinal O’Brien is President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland in the UK Telegraph: …Since all the legal rights of marriage are already available to homosexual couples, it is clear that this proposal is not about rights, but rather is an attempt to redefine marriage for the whole of society at the behest of a […]
Minnesota Church Loses 3/4 of Its Members For Abandoning Marriage
March 5, 2012 – 12:30 pm
The left-leaning Religion News Service tries to create sympathy for a Minnesota pastor that lost most of his congregation over abandoning the great truth of marriage, even as the pastor maligns his predominantly African-American flock for “homophobia”: A small Minnesota church is finding out the high cost of standing up for same-sex equality — as […]
Brian Brown Responds to New Talking Points for SSM: "Our Messaging Hasn't Changed Because It's Based on Truth and Reality"
March 5, 2012 – 12:00 pm
The Los Angeles Times notes that gay marriage activists have been forced to significantly revise the script they use to argue for redefining marriage: The message “used to be one that focused on rights, parity in benefits,” said Fred Sainz, vice president of communications and marketing for the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights […]
Dan Rivoli: Same-Sex Marriage Supporters Crashing the Democrats' Party
March 5, 2012 – 11:00 am
Dan Rivoli in the International Business Times: As Democrats continue to etablish same-sex marriage in states across the U.S., one group advocating for nationwide marriage equality says it is time to make it official: put same-sex marriage on the party platform. “The Democratic Party at its best is a leader in standing against all forms […]
WSJ Law Blog: New Hampshire GOP Looks To Roll Back Same-Sex Marriage Law
March 5, 2012 – 10:00 am
Sam Favate at the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog: There’s been a flurry of activity on same-sex marriage lately, with Washington becoming the seventh state permitting it, the New Jersey legislature approving it despite a veto threat from the governor, the Ninth Circuit ruling the California same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, and Maryland poised […]
New Jersey Supreme Court Asks: Who is the Legal Mother of Child Born Through Surrogacy?
March 5, 2012 – 9:00 am
Law.com: In a case that puts New Jersey again in the forefront of reproductive rights, the state Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on whether an infertile wife should be recognized as the legal mother of her husband’s biological child born to a surrogate gestational carrier from a donated egg. … Deputy Attorney General Kimberly Jenkins […]
Abp. of Canterbury to World Council of Churches: Government Has No Right to Redefine Marriage
March 4, 2012 – 11:00 am
Christian Concern UK: The Archbishop of Canterbury has stated that the Government has no right to legalise same-sex marriage, and that issues regarding homosexual rights should be “addressed at the level of culture rather than law.” In a statement to the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Dr Rowan Williams commented that the legalisation of […]
Abp. Nienstedt Fights the Attempt to Redefine Marriage in Minnesota
March 4, 2012 – 9:00 am
Barb Ernster of the National Catholic Register sits down for a Q&A with Archbishop John Niendsted: How do you address the claim that the Church is getting too political and detracting from its spiritual mission? What is more central to the spiritual mission of the Church than fostering good, healthy marriages between husbands and wives […]
CitizenLink: Study Shows Social Value of Monogamy
March 3, 2012 – 11:00 am
Karla Dial at CitizenLink: When it comes to marriage and family structure, there’s a good reason nearly every modern society has encouraged monogamy as the accepted norm: Because it’s good for society. So says a new multidisciplinary study published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, the world’s longest-running scientific journal, established in 1665. Though […]
"Love Isn’t Enough: 5 Reasons Why Same-Sex Marriage Will Harm Children"
March 3, 2012 – 9:00 am
Dr. Trayce L. Hansen is a licensed psychologist with a clinical and forensic practice: Proponents of same-sex marriage believe the only thing children really need is love. Based on that supposition, they conclude it’s just as good for children to be raised by loving parents of the same sex, as it is to be raised […]
YNN Video: Same-Sex Marriage Vote Could Hurt Senate Republicans
March 2, 2012 – 3:00 pm
Your News Now adds to the outlets reporting the post-SSM woes of the four flip-flopping Republican senators in New York: Their votes in favor of same-sex marriage garnered them praise and campaign cash from advocates. But two of the four Republican senators who broke ranks and voted for the law are now facing challenges from […]
Maggie Gallagher on Maryland SSM: "Democrat Leaders Looking to Please Big Money Constituencies"
March 2, 2012 – 2:30 pm
The Baltimore Sun interviewed NOM co-founder Maggie Gallagher briefly about same-sex marriage in Maryland: Opponents nationally are also keeping an eye on Maryland. National Organization for Marriage founder Maggie Gallagher said the Old Line State is the one she’s “least worried about.” She said voters in Maryland will see the same-sex marriage bill as an […]
AP on HRC's New President Chad Griffin
March 2, 2012 – 1:45 pm
The Associated Press: A political strategist from California who has played a leading role in trying to overturn the state’s same-sex marriage ban was named Friday as the new president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay rights lobbying and education group. The Washington-based campaign’s directors voted to hire Chad Griffin, 38, to […]
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